Niobium-96
Properties and data of the isotope 96Nb.
See also: List of individual Niobium isotopes (and general data sources).
General data
Name of the isotope:Niobium-96; Nb-96Symbol:96Nb or 9641NbMass number A:96 (= number of nucleons)Atomic number Z:41 (= number of protons)Neutrons N:55Nucleon pairing (Z - N):odd - oddNuclear ratio (N/Z ratio):1.3414634146341 (= neutron-proton ratio)Neutron excess (N-Z):14Isotopic mass:95.90810159(16) u (atomic weight of Niobium-96)Nuclide mass:95.8856108 u (calculated nuclear mass without electrons)Mass excess:-85.60282 MeVMass defect:0.88929510200001 u (per nucleus)Nuclear binding energy:828.37305174 MeV (per nucleus)
8.62888596 MeV (average binding energy per nucleon)Separation energy:SN = 6.8879(5) MeV (first neutron)
SP = 7.2318(9) MeV (first proton)Half-life:23.35(5) hDecay constant λ:8.245862247917 × 10-6 s-1Specific activity α:5.227130944062 × 10+16 Bq g-1
1412738.0929899 Ci g-1Spin and parity:
(nuclear angular momentum)6+Magnetic dipole moment:μ(μN) = 4.975(4)Nuclear g-factor:gl = 0.82916666666667Year of discovery:1949
Radioactive Decay
Half-life T½ = 23.35(5) h (hours) respectively 8.4060 × 104 seconds s.
Decay
mode | Daughter | Probability | Decay energy | γ energy
(intensity) |
|---|
| β- | 96Mo | 100 % | 3.19206(11) MeV | |
Isotones and Isobars
The following table shows the atomic nuclei that are isotonic (same neutron number N = 55) and isobaric (same nucleon number A = 96) with Niobium-96. Naturally occurring isotopes are marked in green; light green = naturally occurring radionuclides.
| Z | Isotone N = 55 | Isobar A = 96 |
|---|
| 30 | 85Zn | |
| 31 | 86Ga | |
| 32 | 87Ge | |
| 33 | 88As | |
| 34 | 89Se | |
| 35 | 90Br | 96Br |
| 36 | 91Kr | 96Kr |
| 37 | 92Rb | 96Rb |
| 38 | 93Sr | 96Sr |
| 39 | 94Y | 96Y |
| 40 | 95Zr | 96Zr |
| 41 | 96Nb | 96Nb |
| 42 | 97Mo | 96Mo |
| 43 | 98Tc | 96Tc |
| 44 | 99Ru | 96Ru |
| 45 | 100Rh | 96Rh |
| 46 | 101Pd | 96Pd |
| 47 | 102Ag | 96Ag |
| 48 | 103Cd | 96Cd |
| 49 | 104In | 96In |
| 50 | 105Sn | |
| 51 | 106Sb | |
| 52 | 107Te | |
| 53 | 108I | |
| 54 | 109Xe | |
External data and identifiers
Last update: 2020-10-15
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